Description
n8n before 2.30.1 and 2.29.8 assigns all Public API key scopes to JWTs issued through the Token Exchange module regardless of the acting user's role. On instances where the Token Exchange feature and Public API are enabled, a low-privileged user who can obtain a valid external JWT trusted by a configured issuer can use the resulting access token to invoke administrator-only Public API operations such as role escalation, user creation, and user deletion (role escalation requires an Advanced Permissions license), and, when unverified Community Package installation is enabled, achieve remote code execution.
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| n8n-io | n8n | unaffected |
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| n8n-io | n8n | unaffected |
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History
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | n8n before 2.30.1 and 2.29.8 assigns all Public API key scopes to JWTs issued through the Token Exchange module regardless of the acting user's role. On instances where the Token Exchange feature and Public API are enabled, a low-privileged user who can obtain a valid external JWT trusted by a configured issuer can use the resulting access token to invoke administrator-only Public API operations such as role escalation, user creation, and user deletion (role escalation requires an Advanced Permissions license), and, when unverified Community Package installation is enabled, achieve remote code execution. | |
| Title | n8n before 2.30.1 Privilege Escalation via Token Exchange | |
| First Time appeared |
N8n
N8n n8n |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-269 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
N8n
N8n n8n |
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cvssV4_0
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-22T11:21:43.411Z
Reserved: 2026-07-22T10:45:44.832Z
Link: CVE-2026-65595
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Weaknesses
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CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management